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Petty Officer 1st Class Anthony Tartaglia, a machinery technician from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland - National Capital Region, assists with the deployment of federal aids to navigation marking the Fort Carroll Temporary Alternate Channel on April 19, 2024. The Key Bridge Response is one of the operational missions that will qualify for special leave accrual (SLA) in FY 24.

Sept. 30, 2024

Coast Guard releases guidance for FY 2024 Special Leave Accrual (SLA)

Message notes requirements and qualifying missions.

Featured Image ATTACHED: U.S. Coast Guard operations specialists stand watch in the Ninth District Command Center in Cleveland, Ohio, Jan. 24, 2024. Operations specialists are tactical command and control experts, coordinating responses to a wide variety of Coast guard missions, including search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, marine environment protection, homeland security, and national defense. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jessica Fontenette)

Sept. 26, 2024

Innovating in the face of change

The evolution of the Coast Guard's Operations Specialist School.

Pictured is Carol Jones, the Coast Guard’s ombudsman-at-large (OAL) wife of Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG) Heath B. Jones.

Sept. 25, 2024

Meet Mrs. Jones, the Coast Guard’s Ombudsman-at-Large

Working to improve the lives of Coast Guard families.

Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Jenna Coffey, a production recruiter at Recruiting Office D.C., talks about enlistment opportunities and incentives in Washington, D.C., September 19, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Zachary Hupp)

Sept. 25, 2024

Mission success! Coast Guard exceeds 2024 recruitment target

Your hard work has been critical, but the work isn’t done yet.

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Sept. 25, 2024

Thank your colleagues with a You Rock! Award today

A peer-to-peer award available for everyone in the Coast Guard.

Buy better revolution Contracting and Procurement logo.

Sept. 24, 2024

DCMS Kicks Off Next Phase of the Buy Better Revolution 

Introducing the Contracting and Procurement Modernization Program Integration Office.

The Coast Guard Insider Threat Program (CGITP), is a multifaceted initiative designed to prevent, detect, mitigate, and respond to insider threats. As the saying goes, "Trust but verify," and in an era of increasing cybersecurity and national security concerns, it's more than a motto to admire but rather a call to action.

Sept. 24, 2024

September is Insider Threat Awareness Month

Learn how you can help protect our People and our Coast Guard.

President Joe Biden greets White House Fellows Class of 2022-23 on August 29, 2023 in the Oval Office. (Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz)

Sept. 19, 2024

Applications are opening for the White House Fellows Program on Nov. 1

Join the info session on Sept. 23 to learn how you could represent the Coast Guard in the White House.

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Sept. 17, 2024

Coast Guard Special Victims’ Counsel Program gets high marks

SVCs support clients through reporting, judicial proceedings, and more.

The VA offers support to sexual assault survivors.

Sept. 17, 2024

Coast Guard launching a First Unit Arrival Survey this fall

This survey will tell us how well we bring people into our service.